Patents by Inventor Benedikt M. Hirmer
Benedikt M. Hirmer has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11775590Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure present devices, methods, and computer readable medium for disambiguating clustered location identifiers. A location identifier can be the name of a business or establishment. Digital assets contain a plurality of metadata that can be used to identify the location or establishment at which digital assets were captured. Techniques can use various types contextual information based on a category of the digital asset for disambiguation. Automatically labelling the digital assets assists a user in organizing and sharing the digital assets with friends and family. Users can search for digital assets by the name of the location where the digital assets were captured.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2020Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Benedikt M. Hirmer, Kevin Bessiere, Eric Circlaeys
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Patent number: 11625153Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to navigating a collection of media items. In accordance with one embodiment, in response to receiving an input, a device displays a first view of a collection of media items, including concurrently displaying a representation of a first time period and a representation of a second time period. In accordance with a determination that a current time is associated with a first recurring temporal event: the representation of the first time period includes a first representative media item and the representation of the second time period includes a second representative media item. In accordance with a determination that the current time is associated with a second recurring temporal event, the representation of the first time period includes a third representative media item and the representation of the second time period includes a fourth representative media item.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2022Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Graham R. Clarke, Kevin Aujoulet, Kevin Bessiere, Simon Bovet, Eric M. G. Circlaeys, Lynne Devine, Alan C. Dye, Benedikt M. Hirmer, Andreas Karlsson, Chelsea L. Burnette, Matthieu Lucas, Behkish J. Manzari, Nicole R. Ryan, William A. Sorrentino, III, Andre Souza Dos Santos, Gregg Suzuki, Sergey Tatarchuk, Justin S. Titi
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Publication number: 20230020678Abstract: In some implementations, a computing device may generate a day view, month views, and year view that show cards specific to each view. The cards include images, videos, and/or other assets from a media library that reflect a corresponding time frame of the card on which the assets are displayed. A selected view is presented in a graphical user interface (GUI) for interaction with a user of the media library. Upon selection of an asset displayed to the GUI, the view is switched to show more assets from a time frame similar to the selected asset while maintaining a focus on the selected asset.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2022Publication date: January 19, 2023Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Eric M. Circlaeys, Guillaume Vergnaud, Samantha E. Fierro, Kevin Aujoulet, Benedikt M. Hirmer, Alexandre N. Lopoukhine, Kevin Bessiere, Vignesh Jagadeesh, Rohan Chandra
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Patent number: 11520465Abstract: In some implementations, a computing device may generate a day view, month views, and year view that show cards specific to each view. The cards include images, videos, and/or other assets from a media library that reflect a corresponding time frame of the card on which the assets are displayed. A selected view is presented in a graphical user interface (GUI) for interaction with a user of the media library. Upon selection of an asset displayed to the GUI, the view is switched to show more assets from a time frame similar to the selected asset while maintaining a focus on the selected asset.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2019Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Eric Circlaeys, Guillaume Vergnaud, Samantha E. Fierro, Kevin Aujoulet, Benedikt M. Hirmer, Alexandre N. Lopoukhine, Kevin Bessiere, Vignesh Jagadeesh, Rohan Chandra
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Patent number: 11243996Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure present devices, methods, and computer readable medium for presenting a user interface that allows a user to quickly and easily filter and search a digital asset collection. The disclosed techniques allow for rapid recall of desired digital assets, linking assets into logical collections, and an overall improved user experience. The zero keyword/contextual keyword feature presents multimedia content icons and searchable keywords to allow a user to search the digital asset collection simply by tapping on one of these keywords. The top auto completion feature auto-completes suggestions in the search field based on various heuristics to ensure the method produces diverse and relevant results. The next keyword suggestion feature predicts a next search term based on learned properties about the digital asset collection.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2018Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Killian Huyghe, Lee A. Morgan, Elliot C. Liskin, Guillaume Vergnaud, Eric Circlaeys, Michael S. Smochko, Joy Hsu, Sabrine Rekik, Kevin Aujoulet, Benedikt M. Hirmer, Kevin Bessiere
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Publication number: 20210073281Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure present devices, methods, and computer readable medium for disambiguating clustered location identifiers. A location identifier can be the name of a business or establishment. Digital assets contain a plurality of metadata that can be used to identify the location or establishment at which digital assets were captured. Techniques can use various types contextual information based on a category of the digital asset for disambiguation. Automatically labelling the digital assets assists a user in organizing and sharing the digital assets with friends and family. Users can search for digital assets by the name of the location where the digital assets were captured.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2020Publication date: March 11, 2021Inventors: Benedikt M. Hirmer, Kevin Bessiere, Eric Circlaeys
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Patent number: 10846343Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure present devices, methods, and computer readable medium for disambiguating clustered location identifiers. A location identifier can be the name of a business or establishment. Digital assets contain a plurality of metadata that can be used to identify the location or establishment at which digital assets were captured. Techniques can use various types contextual information based on a category of the digital asset for disambiguation. Automatically labelling the digital assets assists a user in organizing and sharing the digital assets with friends and family. Users can search for digital assets by the name of the location where the digital assets were captured.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2018Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Benedikt M. Hirmer, Kevin Bessiere, Eric Circlaeys
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Publication number: 20200356227Abstract: In some implementations, a computing device may generate a day view, month views, and year view that show cards specific to each view. The cards include images, videos, and/or other assets from a media library that reflect a corresponding time frame of the card on which the assets are displayed. A selected view is presented in a graphical user interface (GUI) for interaction with a user of the media library. Upon selection of an asset displayed to the GUI, the view is switched to show more assets from a time frame similar to the selected asset while maintaining a focus on the selected asset.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2019Publication date: November 12, 2020Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Eric Circlaeys, Guillaume Vergnaud, Samantha E. Fierro, Kevin Aujoulet, Benedikt M. Hirmer, Alexandre N. Lopoukhine, Kevin Bessiere, Vignesh Jagadeesh, Rohan Chandra
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Patent number: 10803135Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure present devices, methods, and computer readable medium for disambiguating clustered occurrence identifiers. Digital assets contain a plurality of metadata that can be used to identify the occurrence or event during which the digital asset was captured. Techniques can use various types contextual information based on a category of the digital asset for disambiguation. Events can occur at various locations, over a dispersed area and it can be challenging to automatically identify and label the digital assets with the identification of the event. Automatically labelling the digital assets assists user in organizing and sharing the digital assets with friends and family. Users can search for events by event name, performer name, and category.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2018Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Benedikt M. Hirmer, Kevin Bessiere, Eric Circlaeys, Shanni A. Weilert, Christopher C. Foster, Krishna M. Behara, Kartheekeya D. Kasibatta
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Publication number: 20200081917Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure present devices, methods, and computer readable medium for disambiguating clustered location identifiers. A location identifier can be the name of a business or establishment. Digital assets contain a plurality of metadata that can be used to identify the location or establishment at which digital assets were captured. Techniques can use various types contextual information based on a category of the digital asset for disambiguation. Automatically labelling the digital assets assists a user in organizing and sharing the digital assets with friends and family. Users can search for digital assets by the name of the location where the digital assets were captured.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2018Publication date: March 12, 2020Inventors: Benedikt M. Hirmer, Kevin Bessiere, Eric Circlaeys
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Publication number: 20200081931Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure present devices, methods, and computer readable medium for disambiguating clustered occurrence identifiers. Digital assets contain a plurality of metadata that can be used to identify the occurrence or event during which the digital asset was captured. Techniques can use various types contextual information based on a category of the digital asset for disambiguation. Events can occur at various locations, over a dispersed area and it can be challenging to automatically identify and label the digital assets with the identification of the event. Automatically labelling the digital assets assists user in organizing and sharing the digital assets with friends and family. Users can search for events by event name, performer name, and category.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2018Publication date: March 12, 2020Inventors: Benedikt M. Hirmer, Kevin Bessiere, Eric Circlaeys, Shanni A. Weilert, Christopher C. Foster, Krishna M. Behara, Kartheekeya D. Kasibatta
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Publication number: 20190340255Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure present devices, methods, and computer readable medium for enabling a user to quickly and easily filter and search a digital asset collection. The disclosed techniques allow for rapid recall of desired digital assets, linking assets into logical collections, and an overall improved user experience. The zero keyword/contextual keyword feature presents multimedia content icons and searchable keywords to allow a user to search the digital asset collection simply by tapping on one of these keywords. The top auto completion feature auto-completes suggestions in the search field based on various heuristics to ensure the method produces diverse and relevant results. The next keyword suggestion feature predicts a next search term based on learned properties about the digital asset collection. The semantical synonym and syntax synonym features expand an indexed vocabulary to allow broader searching.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2018Publication date: November 7, 2019Inventors: Killian Huyghe, Eric Circlaeys, Guillaume Vergnaud, Sabrine Rekik, Lee A. Morgan, Elliot C. Liskin, Vivek Kumar Rangarajan Sridhar, Xingwen Xu, Kevin Bessiere, Patrick H. Kelly, Timothy J. Allen, Benedikt M. Hirmer
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Publication number: 20190340252Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure present devices, methods, and computer readable medium for presenting a user interface that allows a user to quickly and easily filter and search a digital asset collection. The disclosed techniques allow for rapid recall of desired digital assets, linking assets into logical collections, and an overall improved user experience. The zero keyword/contextual keyword feature presents multimedia content icons and searchable keywords to allow a user to search the digital asset collection simply by tapping on one of these keywords. The top auto completion feature auto-completes suggestions in the search field based on various heuristics to ensure the method produces diverse and relevant results. The next keyword suggestion feature predicts a next search term based on learned properties about the digital asset collection.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2018Publication date: November 7, 2019Inventors: Killian Huyghe, Lee A. Morgan, Elliot C. Liskin, Guillaume Vergnaud, Eric Circlaeys, Michael S. Smochko, Joy Hsu, Sabrine Rekik, Kevin Aujoulet, Benedikt M. Hirmer, Kevin Bessiere